deva realm

GPTKB entity

Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Buddhist cosmological realm
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs heavenly realm
deva-loka
gptkbp:canBeRebornIn through good karma
gptkbp:characterizedBy pleasure
absence of suffering
long life
gptkbp:contrastsWith human realm
animal realm
asura realm
hell realm
hungry ghost realm
gptkbp:describedBy Buddhist cosmology
gptkbp:highestRealmOf desire realm (kāmadhātu)
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Nirmāṇarati_heaven
gptkb:Paranirmitavaśavartin_heaven
Tusita heaven
Yama heaven
thirty-three heavens (Trāyastriṃśa)
gptkbp:inhabitedBy devas
gptkbp:lowerAward form realm (rūpadhātu)
formless realm (arūpadhātu)
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Mahayana_sutras
Buddhist scripture
gptkbp:notUltimateGoal Buddhist liberation
gptkbp:occupant can attain enlightenment
can fall to lower realms
gptkbp:partOf six realms of samsara
gptkbp:rank human realm
gptkbp:subject impermanence
rebirth
gptkbp:symbolizes pleasure and distraction from spiritual practice
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tusita
gptkb:Hungry_ghost_realm
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6